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Recipe: Chicken Tagine with Lemon & Honey

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  • Author: Mavis Butterfield

Ingredients

Scale

1 chicken, about 3 lb. {cut up into pieces}
16 oz Chicken Broth
2 tsp. Paprika
1 tsp. Dried Minced Garlic
1 tsp. Garam Masala
1/2 tsp. Ground Cumin
1/2 tsp. Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
2 Tbs. Butter
2 small yellow onions, chopped
1⁄2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
plus more for garnish
1⁄4 cup Honey
6 lemon wedges


Instructions

Cut the chicken into serving pieces: 2 legs, 2 thighs and 2 wings; cut each half-breast in half. Set aside.

Place chicken in large bowl and sprinkle spices over the top and turn to coat.

In a tagine or Dutch oven heat oil and butter over medium heat.  Add chicken and cook 4-5 minutes on each side.  After the chicken in browned set it aside on a large plate.

Saute onions in leftover oil/butter until browned.  Add chicken broth and bring to a boil.  Turn down heat to simmer and add place the chicken on top of onions.

Add honey, cilantro and lemon wedges.  Place lid on tagine and let simmer for 1 hour or until the chicken is practically falling off the bone.

Serve over a bed of rice.